Long John Silver's must be feeling particularly generous as they will once again be giving away free orders of fish and fries this Saturday, August 2, 2014, from 11 am to 3 pm at participating locations.

Arby's been pretty busy in the last year and tested a good amount of various menu items that I hadn't come across until now. So here's a bunch of Arby's test items from last year that went far enough in the process that they actually produced commercials for them, but we might not ever see them nationally:

McDonald's latest update to the Dollar Menu & More is the new, limited-time Jalapeno Double burger for $2 at participating restaurants.

Occupying the same price tier as the Bacon McDouble, the Jalapeno Double features two beef patties, sliced pickled jalapenos as well as deep-fried crispy ones, a slice of pasteurized process white cheddar, and ranch sauce on a plain hamburger bun.

For those who like a bit of meaty variety to their sandwiches, Arby's offers new, limited-time Mega Meat Stacks sandwiches, which are a trio of sandwiches featuring various combinations of Arby's meats.

Jul 25, 2014

Chicken Enchilada Suiza or "Swiss Chicken Enchiladas" refers to the plentiful amounts of dairy used in the dish, including a cream sauce rather than a red or green sauce. It doesn't seem like the prime candidate for "healthy" meals, but here we are.

Wendy's is trying out a "Build Your Own" burger/ sandwich menu out in Columbus, Ohio.

While the burger chain already allows you to customize your burger how your want it, having all the options laid out on the menu gives let's customers know the available choices as well as the pricing for said choices.

Jul 24, 2014

Taco Bell's Grilled Breakfast Burritos features scrambled eggs, warm nacho cheese, and a choice of either sausage, bacon, or seasoned Fiesta potatoes and pico de gallo, wrapped up in a flour tortilla and grilled.

As part of a summer tie-in with the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie coming August 8th, Pizza Hut has built a life-sized, fully-operational version of the Pizza Thrower (some of you might remember the toy from back in the '80s). Move over drone delivery?

The Pizza Thrower can be seen at Comic-Con in San Diego (July 24 to 27), where attendees can line up to man the turret and fire off faux Pizza Hut Cheesy Bites pizzas at targets and enemies of the Ninja Turtles (they'll also be able to eat some real Cheesy Bites Pizza, while they wait).

Jul 22, 2014

Carl's Jr.'s Chorizo, Egg & Cheese Biscuit and Burrito are new to the menu. The biscuit comes with crumbled chorizo sausage folded into eggs and topped with pepper jack cheese on a "Made from Scratch" biscuit. The burrito features crumbled chorizo, scrambled eggs, shredded jack and cheddar cheeses, Hash Rounds, and pico de gallo, wrapped up in a soft flour tortilla.

It was $2.49 for the biscuit and $3.69 for the burrito, but I got the burrito courtesy of Carl's Jr.

Like Sonic, 7-Eleven is celebrating National Hot Dog Day on July 23, 2014, by offering their Quarter-Pound Big Bite all-beef hot dogs for a discounted $1 (they're normally over $2) at participating stores, while supplies last.

7-Eleven hot dogs can be topped with a number of condiments free of charge, including nacho cheese and chili.

Jul 21, 2014

Panda Express recently opened a new "Innovation Kitchen" here in Southern California as a restaurant where they can test out new concepts and see how a different interior and exterior might work for the Chinese-American food chain. Since it's not too far away, I popped on by to take a look (and try some food of course).

Lay's 2014 "Do Us A Flavor" contest finalist flavors have been announced.

The four flavors that made the cut and will be subject to nationwide consumer voting to determine the winner of the $1 million grand prize are: Cappuccino (?!), Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese, Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger, and Wavy Mango Salsa.

Jul 18, 2014

Sam's Choice Bavarian Style Pretzel Burgers can only be found at Walmart (the Sam in question being Walmart founder Sam Walton) and feature a flame-broiled chopped beef steak, slices of smoked ham, stone-ground mustard, and cheese on a pretzel bun.

In an annual tradition, The Cheesecake Factory will be once celebrating National Cheesecake Day by offering any slice of cheesecake for half-price on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 (which is National Cheesecake Day) as well as Thursday, July 31, 2014.

Pei Wei Asian Diner is trying their hand at sushi with two new sushi rolls on the menu: the Mango California Roll and Sriracha Tuna Roll. They've also introduced new small-size entree salads for those looking for a lighter option.

Starbucks Japan's latest limited-time Frappuccino blows the standard Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino out of the water by throwing in strawberry whipped cream and slices of strawberries that require an extra-wide straw to drink up.

Jul 15, 2014

Del Taco's Bun Taco features seasoned ground beef, hand-grated cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, and a slice of tomato on a sesame seed bun (i.e. it's what you'd find in their tacos but between two sides of a hamburger bun). They used to serve it back in the day and have brought it back for a limited time as part of their 50th anniversary celebration.

Domino's Australia is offering a new and interesting proposition to their customers: create your own pizza, share it on social networks, and earn a cut of every sale generated. They're calling the program "Pizza Mogul" and it comes with its own website and app for participants.